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Open-air ethnographic museum of the river Pilica


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Open-air ethnographic museum (skansen) of the river Pilica it is worth seeing tourist atraction located in Tomaszow Mazowiecki (110 km from Warszawa, 55km from Lodz).

Historic natural resources of the Pilica valley brought about the creation of the open-air museum over the riverbanks. Its founder and a host is Mr Andrzej Kobalczyk. A historic watermill, where thematic exhibitions are held, has been placed in the museum. Poland’s biggest collection of millstones is displayed in a shed. Enthusiasts of II World War militaria can be attracted by spectacular acquisitions of the museum – an armoured personnel carrier together with its reconstructed equipment pulled out from the river bottom and a unique wreck of a German prime mover. Another part of the museum exhibits a rich collection of historic boats and kayaks of the Pilica together with other valuable archive material, iconography and extensive publications devoted to the river Pilica and its region. Not far from the museum there is a unique nature reserve “Blue Springs” protecting natural karst springs.

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A. Frycza Modrzewskiego street 9/11
97-200 Tomaszów Mazowiecki
Provinsen: ŁÓDZKIE
Lengde- og breddegrad: 51.515,20.026833
Instant MessagingFB: https://www.facebook.com/SkansenRzekiPilicy